Abstract
The book of Erich Fromm, German writer of Jewish origin, points out the reason for the rise of the Nazi party and Hitler's success in the then Germany. Although the work was written in 1941, he is timeless, as shown by the development of other totalitarian regimes in the period after the war.
It can also be passed through it to understand current issues - the situation in Russia, and the issue of the Islamic state. Thus, control issues and hurting others.
It also answers questions of contemporary consumerism, even though full development of the consumer society was Fromm did not live.